Cavan and Roscommon showing lesser lights the way

Breaks like this weekend’s in the Allianz Football League schedule are not to everyone’s liking, but they allow players and managers the opportunity to pause and take stock before the last two rounds.

Some will be breathing easier than others. Chief among them must be Cavan manager Terry Hyland and his Roscommon counterpart John Evans whose sides eased into the latest hiatus with 100% winning records and promotion to Division Two already guaranteed.

For all the focus on the top tier and on the likes of Donegal or Monaghan, it is to Cavan and Roscommon that the eyes of the have-nots of the GAA world should be turning as the temperature on the season is turned up from tepid to warm.